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Flyer for Nottingham talk at BRLSI 12 June 730 pm
Energy intensity of various transport modes compared to rail
See https://bathtrams.uk/dft-calls-for-light-rail-proposals-across-the-uk-here-is-the-lrta-light-rail-transit-association-response/ for full article
DFT-calls-for-light-rail-proposals-across-the-uk – here is the LRTA ( Light Rail Transit Association) response
Campaigning for Trams and Light Rail, TramForward is the Campaigning Arm of the Light Rail Transit Association. The Light Rail Transit Association is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee and Not having a Share Capital. Registered in England & Wales, no. 5072319 Light Rail Transit Association 138 Radnor Avenue, Welling, DA16 2BY 19th May 2019 […]
Lecture: Trams for Bath, Radstock Keynsham and Bristol? 12th June 7.30pm Bath Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (BST)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trams-for-bath-radstock-keynsham-and-bristol-12th-june-730pm-bath-tickets-61511509581?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing Roger Harrison who was involved at a senior level in the design, build, and operation of the very successful Nottingham tram ( it has just been agreed to extend it, as has Edinburgh) will talk about how trams may be beneficial to Bath and its connections to Radstock and Bristol. A key point he […]
Comparative energy consumption of trams and buses
For total life cycle comparisions see here: https://bathtrams.uk/relative-life-time-co2-enissions-of-tramways-compared-to-buses-and-busways-taking-into-account-co2-during-construction-ie-steel-and-concrete-etc/ Info from Professor Lewis Lesley: Above: A bombardier tram in the 10th district of Vienna, Austria 2. Alternative calculation. Trams are a seemingly expensive outlay for a city. They require permanent tracks and overhead wires. At least that’s how the figures can often initially appear, but there […]
Bikes in Trams
Bicycle transport on tramway
Websites for UK Tram organisations
UK Parliamentary Light Rail Group – https://www.applrguk.co.uk/ List of new trams under development – https://www.applrguk.co.uk/Tram-Tracker-Project The campaigning arm of the LRTA – Light Rail Transit Association – http://www.lrta.org/TramForward/index.php The official voice of the UK Tram industry – https://uktram.com/ Technical standards et – https://uktram.com/documents/ General facts about existing trams – https://www.thetrams.co.uk/tramsinuk.php Light Rail […]
Chinese guided bus busway trackless trams 9th in sequence of tram letters in Bath Chronicle. Chinese tram bus – why rubber tyred tram buses don’t work
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/techno-economic-reasons-why-rubber-tyred-trolley-diesel-bendy-buses-can-not-compete-with-steel-wheeled-trams/ Dear Chronicle, Colin Starkey suggests the optically guided tram bus system as used in the Chinese city Zhuzhou instead of trams This is not a new idea and was installed in France in since 2001 in Rouen and Nimes. It has a number of disadvantages compared to steel wheeled trams. As is becoming increasingly […]
Bath could at a stroke fix congestion and pollution, by copying Zurich’s traffic rationing system
(In the pavement, foreground can be seen the black square of the traffic sensors which count cars) Traffic congestion and hence pollution within Zurich is limited by controlling traffic lights to prevent more vehicles entering until there is “space” for them on the roads. It turns out that the cars are not delayed outside the […]
Letter Western Daily Press Chinese tram bus has many issues
